カテゴリー: TUAN-topics

On January 24, 2025, a Tsukuba Exchange Meeting was held at a restaurant Q-West in the Ruhr University Bochum, following the presentation event of RUB-UT Metropolitan Research Summer School 2024.

In total, about 30 people participated, including participants of the Summer School, as well as students from our university studying abroad at partner universities in Germany, and students from the Ruhr University Bochum who have studied at the University of Tsukuba or are planning to study there in the future, and deepened friendships.

University of Tsukuba is committed to building an overseas alumni network, including the Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network (TUAN), which was launched in 2023. The Bochum Office will also be actively involved in further promoting exchanges between alumni in Germany.

On Saturday, December 7, President NAGATA Kyosuke, Vice President and Executive Director for International Global Affairs IKEDA Jun, and Deputy Director SEKI Mizuho of the Bureau of Global Initiatives visited Taiwan and met with Dr. Wen-Chang Chen, President of National Taiwan University, and Prof. Redouane Borsali (Co-Director of the Green Material Institute).

The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere, and a wide range of opinions were exchanged, including the specific operation of the Trilateral University Center, which is being established by the three universities of National Taiwan University, Université Grenoble Alpes (France), and our university, as well as joint research, student exchanges, and sports exchanges.
The meeting was significant in enhancing the exchange between the two universities.

On Saturday, December 7, the first TUAN Taiwan Alumni Reunion was held at the Howard Plaza Hotel (Taipei), and was attended by President NAGATA Kyosuke, Vice President and Executive Director for International Global Affairs IKEDA Jun, Executive Officer for Business and Stakeholder Relations KANAHO Yasunori, and Deputy Director SEKI Mizuho of the Bureau of Global Initiatives.

TUAN (Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network) is an alumni association network established in October last year that connects the university with overseas alumni organizations and alumni (including Japanese).

In his address, President NAGATA expressed his gratitude for the fact that TUAN alumni reunions have been held in Vietnam, US, Kazakhstan, and other countries, and that many alumni participated, including alumni associations such as the Taiwan Alumni Association and the Taiwan Meikei Association, as well as alumni who are not members of the alumni associations.

Next, he presented congratulations and commemorative gifts to Prof. Lee Chia-Chin, Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Kuomintang (for Japan Affairs) and professor at National Taipei University (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ph.D. (International and Advanced Japanese Studies)), who received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star at the Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, and after that, Prof. Lee’s toast made the venue even more amiable.

During the roundtable meeting, each participant delivered a one-minute speech to report on the latest developments. The atmosphere was very exciting, and the network, which transcended age groups, was expanding.

After Vice President IKEDA’s closing remarks, a commemorative photo was taken, and the first TUAN Taiwan Alumni Association, which lasted about two hours, came to an end. TUAN alumni reunions will continue to take place worldwide.

On October 31, 2024, a TUAN alumni reunion was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

TUAN is a network that includes not only former international students, but also Japanese alumni living abroad, as well as current international students and Japanese students and was launched in 2023 with the aim of deepening exchanges among overseas alumni organizations and alumni and connecting them with their alma mater.

In addition to seven alumni, the Almaty alumni reunion was attended by one Japanese student studying in Kazakhstan, President NAGATA Kyosuke and Vice President IKEDA Jun ( for Global Affairs ), Vice President NAKAUCHI Yasushi ( for Collaborative Research ), Director SAKURAI Takeaki of the Office of Global Initiatives, and Prof. NINOMIYA Takashi, coordinator of the University of Tsukuba Almaty Office.

At the alumni reunion, opinions were exchanged on TUAN’s current activities and future prospects.
TUAN will continue its efforts to deepen ties among alumni to further develop our international network.

On October 12, 2024, Dr. Lan Phuong who is a representative of Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network (TUAN), held a Hanoi alumni meeting in collaboration with local alumni.

TUAN is a network that includes not only former international students, but also Japanese alumni living abroad, as well as current international students and Japanese students and was launched in 2023 with the aim of deepening exchanges among overseas alumni organizations and alumni and connecting them with their alma mater.

In addition to 11 alumni, President NAGATA Kyosuke and Director General OHNEDA Osamu of the Bureau of Global Initiatives participated in this Hanoi alumni meeting in person, Director NOMURA Nakao of the International Exchange Support Office and three current Vietnamese students from Japan, and one Vietnamese alumnus living in the United States also participated online, achieving an exchange that transcends physical distance.

At the meeting, the diverse careers of our graduates were also introduced. Alumni who are active in a wide range of fields shared their experiences and knowledge and discussed how to utilize and develop this network in the future. They explored the possibility of further collaboration and exchanged opinions on future prospects.

In addition, children whose parents are both alumni also participated as special participants, reemphasizing the importance of connections to the next generation.

Efforts will be continued to deepen ties among alumni to further develop our international network.

Today, Friday, October 4, 2024, TUAN officers will hold the TUAN General Meeting at TGSW2024.

The representatives of TUAN, Dr. NGO THI LAN PHUONG and vice reprecentative Dr. KHAN HIDAYAT ULLAH will visit Japan!

In addition to the TUAN general meeting, a panel discussion between current students and graduations and a mini alumni meeting by two visiting officers are planned.

We look forward to your participation!

Date: Friday, October 4, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Place: Conference Room 6, University of Tsukuba University Hall

Session Title: Session 4-14 “Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network (TUAN) – Connecting Current Students and Alumni Abroad

Program:

1 TUAN General Assembly

2 Panel Discussion

3 Mini-reunion

HP: Tsukuba Universal Alumni Network(TUAN)ー現役学生と海外同窓生を繋ぐー – TGSW2024

The University of Tsukuba Malaysia opened in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on September 1, 2024. This is the first case that Japanese university launched its overseas branch campus awarding Japanese degrees.

On September 2, a signing ceremony was held in the presence of Minister of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia YB Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir in the morning. Afterwards, the opening ceremony and entrance ceremony were held, attended by representatives from both Malaysia and Japan, Mr. YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian, Deputy Secretary-General of MOHE, Malaysia and Mr. YANO Kazuhiko, Senior Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan, Mr. TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko, Embassy of Japan in Malaysia.

From 2016 this project was initiated to trigger student exchange with National Taiwan University (NTU), a partner university under the Campus-in-Campus (CiC) Initiative. The objectives are to foster friendships between students from both NTU and our university through cultural exchanges, and to develop and cultivate their international awareness and capabilities as global citizens.

Regarding the content of the project, before the final meeting, small groups consisting of students from NTU and our university engage in discussions on a common theme related to current global issues. Finally, for the final presentation our students or NTU students visit either university for few days. Including the discussions, the whole events are conducted in English.

This time 16 students from our university (including both undergraduate and graduate students) and 18 students from NTU participated, forming eight groups to discuss this year’s theme “Digital Abuse”. After several online discussions held from May to June, NTU students visited our university from July 19 to July 21 to engage debates and each group held the final presentation.

From July 31 to August 2, 2024, CRICED, in collaboration with IACE (Institute of APEC Collaborative Education) under the direct supervision of the APEC Korean Ministry of Education, held the 2024 APEX (Japan-Korea) at the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus.

During the three-day workshop, 22 participants, mainly in-service teachers at the elementary education level in Korea and at the elementary and secondary education level in Japan, shared information about each other’s international exchange projects and discussed issues that Japan and Korea face in the field of education, making the training a fulfilling experience.

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) is a framework for economic cooperation involving 21 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region, and this workshop was a new first step toward promoting international exchange in the field of school education through cooperation between Japanese and Korean teachers.

It is hoped that further development of ties between teachers in Japan and Korea, as well as between students in both countries, will be possible in the future.

On July 10, 2024, the 4th Japan-North Africa University Summit, co-organized by the University of Tsukuba, University of Carthage, University of Tunis El Manar, and University of Sousse, was held at Hotel El Mouradi Gammarth, Tunisia, with support from Tunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The summit gathered 80 participants, including representatives from eight Japanese universities, 13 North African universities, and representative from Nigeria. It focused on enhancing institutional research collaboration and academic exchanges between Japan and North Africa.